"Islam is Peace" Says President (Bush) -Remarks by the President at Islamic Center of Washington, D.C.
A misconception of the meaning of the word Islam.
The Arabic term Islam (إسلام) is defined as "submission", rather than "peace", and comes from the term aslama, which means "to surrender" or "resign oneself".
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A Never Ending War
by Michael Cappi
Book Summary
The broadly accepted belief that a small but lethal number of fanatics have hijacked the religion of Islam and are using it in a distorted way to justify terrorism. This is not only untrue it is proving to be lethal to the West. Compounding the false belief, and in fact providing credence to the belief, is the thought that the fundamentals of Islam, like all religions, are peaceful and benign.
The reality is very different. It is different in philosophical terms and in application of religious dictates. Empowered by the West’s naivete Islam has achieved an unprecedented and successful forward movement into Western society and its institutions. The process of this evolving “incursion” is ominous and potentially far more deadly to Western culture than the activities of even the worst of the terrorists. It is the purpose of A Never Ending War to prove this assertion.
Through tracing the history of Islam from the seventh century to modern times and juxtaposing the historical events with Muslim society’s positioning of Islam as a religion of peace, tolerance and benevolence it becomes quite clear that Islam contains many characteristics but its self proclaimed attributes are not among them.
The justification and “authority” underlying the belligerent nature of many Islamic positions and actions towards the West are clearly put forth in the Qur’an. The dictates of the Islamic Holy book are quoted and analyzed and demonstrate how they effect Islamic policies and culture now and have throughout history.
The advancement of Islamic interests in the Western world is in a sense a “conspiracy” but not a conspiracy in any classical sense of the use of that word. It is “conspiratorial” in the context of how Islam universally applies specific programs and activities to further its empowerment throughout Western countries. Islam utilizes immigration, energy control, cultural accommodations within the West, the manipulation of the Israeli, Palestinian and Lebanese issues, and most critically the use of Islam’s emerging political presence in Western countries and its influence on politics and policies all aimed at wearing down the Western will to resist while furthering the Islamic goal of power and dominance. And they “play” us beautifully.
The acquisition of power by Islam cannot be achieved without the support of the West, be it unintentional or worse. The lack of unity and a cohesive pro Western diplomacy toward Islam, divisive politics, “politically correct” but inaccurate media reporting and often benign positioning of issues that pertain to Islam all contribute to Islam’s empowerment. A careful analysis of these categories and the linking of them to actual Islamic advancement are demonstrated.
To counterbalance the aggressive encroachment on Western culture by Islam a set of realizable solutions and counter measures are proposed. They include philosophical, political, energy and military policy proposals.
In a single book A Never Ending War presents some of the most vexing problems facing the West today and posits a set of solutions to these problems.
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